When in Greece

Emma Lathen used Wall Street, banking, and business as the backdrop for her inspiration for a series of entertaining mysteries. The New York Times said, “John Putnam Thatcher is Nero Wolfe with portfolio.” In fact many readers turn to Lathen when they have finished the Nero Wolfe stories. Another New York Times reviewer said, “Emma Lathen is the American Agatha Christie.”
An LA review from the Daily News said, “The Agatha Christie of Wall Street.”